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J. H. STULL.

RAILWAY TIE.

Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN H. STULL, OF OKOBOJO, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

RAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,879, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed July 9, 1887.

Dakota,lhave invented a new and Improved Railway-Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to railway-ties, the object of the invention being to provide a tie wherein the several parts shall be connected without the use of bolts or rivets and to which the rails may be connected by means of keys,

all as will be hereinafter more'fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved form of tie, a rail being shown in connection there with upon the right-hand side, said rail being represented in section--that is, taken upon a line drawn through the web of the rail. The position of the rail is indicated upon the left hand side of the figure, but the fastening-keys are removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tie with the chairs or plates removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken on line w :v of .Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line y 3 of Fig. 1, the rails, however, being represented as in position at both ends of the tie; and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2 z of Fig. 1.

The tie proper consists of a sheet or plate of metal, 10, that is cut and bent to form ears 11 at each end, the main body of the plate or 2 sheet of metal being bent to semicircular form,

or to such other form as is proper and may be desired, the only requirement being that the edges of the ears 11 shall closely approach, as represented in Fig. 2. The ears 11 are each formed with apertures 2 and 3, the apertures 2 being entered by lugs or cars 4, that are formed upon chairs or plates 12, said chairs or plates being provided with other upwardly and outwardly extending lugs or cars 5, beneath which the bases of the rails are passed. The plates 12 are formed with apertures 6, which, when Serial No. 243,847. (No model.)

the plates are adjusted to position, register with the apertures 3 of the ears 11. These apertures 3 and 6 extend in a direction transverse to that of the length-of the tie.

In order that the rails may be securely fastened to the ties, I provide keys 15, which are made up of lower claws, 7, and upper claws, 8, ashank,9,extending outward from these claws; and inapplying the keys the claw 7 is passed down through the registering apertures 3 and 6, the shank 9 at this time being held in a position parallel with that of the rail; but after the claw 7 has been passed through the apertures 3 and 6 the shank is turned outward, so as to extend at right angles to the rail, thus bringing the claw 7 beneath its ear l1 and bringing the claw 8 above the base of the rail, the end of the shank being finally bent downward beneath the cars 11, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a metallic platetie provided with ears ll, of chairs or plates connected to the ears and formed with upwardly-extending lugs, and keys adapted to pass through the chairs and the ears, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a plate-tie, 10, having ears 11, in which there are formed apertures 2 and 3, of plates or chairs 12, having downwardly-extending lugs 4, that are arranged to enter the apertures 2, and upwardly and outwardly extending lugs 5, apertures 6 being formed in the plates in positions to register with the apertures 3, and keys 15, formed with claws 7 and Sand shanks 9, substantially as described.

JOHN H. STULL.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH W. JOHNSTON, DAVID F. SWEETLAND. 

